Chris Gayle remains a threat to New Zealand: Jacob Oram – Cricket News Update
Despite having successfully managed to dismiss the intimidating Chris Gayle early in the innings, and having clinched a comprehensive 88-run win in the 3rd ODI against the West Indies, New Zealand all-rounder http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JDP-Oram-c1681 insists that the Jamaican
remains the danger man for the Black Caps.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 got off to a dismal start, with the tourists losing the T20I series in Florida, 2-0, before going on to concede defeat in the first two ODIs of the 5-match series.
The Windies’ successes hinged primarily on the talismanic Chris Gayle, who registered scores of 85*, 53, 63*, and 125 during the first four matches of the tour, with the Kiwis at a loss in the face of his belligerent batting performances.
With the ODI series score at 2-0, and any chance of staying in the running resting on the 3rd match, the Kiwis bowlers came through for the team, enabling them to secure a massive 88-run win to keep the series alive.
The batsmen registered mediocre performances, with some highlights in the form of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BJ-Watling-c1172 (40), and the tourists posted a total of 249, which did not appear to be a difficult feat for the Windies.
However it was the bowlers who managed to salvage the game for their side, with pacer Tim Southee sending Gayle back to the pavilion on 11 in the 9th over, while http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Trent-Boult-c2708, Oram, and Nathan McCullum claimed two scalps each.
"We knew all along that he was going to be the real danger man and we talked about just trying to get him out and I think yesterday http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TG-Southee-c2659, into the wind bowled, bowled a really good spell," Oram said.
However, he went on to add that they did not believe they had completely subdued Gayle, and were expecting him to pose a huge threat throughout the remainder of the series.
"No way do we feel like we're on top of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CH-Gayle-c1221. He's still probably average 80 or something like that for the tour so far so we know he's going to be a massive thorn in our sides and we've got to work just as hard to dismiss him and then work on the
others."
Oram also went on to praise the team’s overall bowling performance during the match, claiming that the early dismissal of Gayle had managed to expose the remainder of the top and lower order, triggering a batting collapse. In addition the Kiwis put up a
tight fielding display, which saw three batsmen dismissed via run out, including veterans http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Marlon-Nathaniel-Samuels-c74804.
Emboldened by their recent victory, the tourists will be looking to continue in a similar vein, and level the series, which currently stands at 2-1, in the 4th ODI, due to be played on July 14 at Warner Park in Basseterre, St Kitts.
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